https://github.com/step-security/edit-release
A GitHub Action for editing an existing release. Secure drop-in replacement for irongut/EditRelease.
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A GitHub Action for editing an existing release. Secure drop-in replacement for irongut/EditRelease.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/step-security/edit-release
- Owner: step-security
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-02-21T14:25:46.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-21T18:59:42.000Z (13 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-21T23:25:01.186Z (13 days ago)
- Topics: step-security-maintained-actions
- Language: C#
- Homepage: https://docs.stepsecurity.io/actions/stepsecurity-maintained-actions
- Size: 71.3 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# Edit Release
[](https://github.com/step-security/edit-release/actions/workflows/ci-build.yml)
A GitHub Action for editing an existing release. Edit the Name, Draft status and Pre-release status of a release as well as adding text and the content of markdown files to the Body of a release.
Edit Release is compatible with [StepSecurity Secure Workflows](https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows) and uses a Docker image that is cryptographically signed using [Sigstore](https://www.sigstore.dev/).
As a Docker based action Edit Release requires a Linux runner, see [Types of Action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/about-custom-actions#types-of-actions).
## Inputs
#### `token`
**Required**
Authentication token, use either `GITHUB_TOKEN` or a Personal Access Token.
#### `id`
**Required**
The id of the release to edit, e.g. `github.event.release.id`.
#### `name`
New text for the name of the release.
#### `replacename`
Set `true` to replace the release name, `false` to add to the release name (default).
#### `draft`
Set `true` to change the release to a draft, `false` to publish the release. Omit if you do not want to change the draft status of the release.
#### `prerelease`
Set `true` to identify the release as a pre-release, `false` to identify the release as a full release. Omit if you do not want to change the status of the release.
#### `body`
New text for the body of the release.
#### `replacebody`
Set `true` to replace the release body, `false` to add to the release body. (default)
#### `files`
A comma separated list of files whose content will be added after the release body text.
#### `spacing`
The number of blank lines required between each addition to the release body. (default = 1)
## Outputs
Edit Release has no outputs other than console messages and the edited release.
## Usage
```yaml
name: Edit Release
uses: step-security/edit-release@v1
with:
token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
id: ${{ github.event.release.id }}
name: "Beta"
prerelease: true
body: "This is a pre-release version for testing purposes."
files: "changelog.md,testcoverage.md"
```
### Workflow Example
This workflow will run when you publish a release. It builds and tests a .Net 5 Nuget library before deploying it to GitHub Packages and adding a test coverage report to the release.
```yaml
name: Build + Deploy
on:
release:
types: [published]
branches: [master]
env:
GITHUB_PACKAGE_URL: 'https://nuget.pkg.github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/index.json'
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
name: Release Build
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Setup .NET
uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
with:
dotnet-version: 5.0.x
- name: Restore Dependencies
run: dotnet restore src/Example.sln
- name: Build
run: dotnet build src/Example.sln --configuration Release --no-restore
- name: Test
run: dotnet test src/Example.sln --configuration Release --no-build --verbosity normal --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" --results-directory ./coverage
- name: Copy Test Details
run: cp coverage/**/coverage.cobertura.xml coverage/coverage.cobertura.xml
- name: Create Test Report
uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1
with:
filename: coverage/coverage.cobertura.xml
badge: true
format: 'markdown'
output: 'both'
- name: Upload Nuget Artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
with:
name: release-nuget
path: src/Example/bin/Release/Example.Library*.nupkg
- name: Upload Test Report Artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
with:
name: release-nuget
path: code-coverage-results.md
deploy:
name: Deploy to GitHub Packages
needs: [build]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Download Artifacts
uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
with:
name: release-nuget
- name: Setup Nuget
uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v2
with:
nuget-version: latest
- name: Add GitHub package source
run: nuget sources Add -Name GitHub -Source ${{env.GITHUB_PACKAGE_URL}} -UserName ${{ github.repository_owner }} -Password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Push to GitHub Packages
run: nuget push **/*.nupkg -source GitHub -SkipDuplicate
- name: Add Test Report to Release
uses: step-security/edit-release@v1
with:
token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
id: ${{ github.event.release.id }}
body: "Released to GitHub Packages."
files: "code-coverage-results.md"
```
## License
Edit Release Action is available under the MIT license, see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more info.